Playing Career
Vital Statistics
- Full Name
- Ross Lachlan McKinnon
- Born
- Wednesday, 15th April, 1914
- Died
- Friday, 25th May, 1962 (Aged 48 years and 40 days)
- Place Of Birth
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
A member of the champion Easts teams that dominated the code in the mid-1930s, Ross McKinnon came from Sydney Boys High to the University club as a five-eighth. In 1933 he represented NSW as an 18-year-old but missed most of the next season after being injured in a promotional match. At Easts he was Dave Brown's centre partner in a team that posted huge scores against their opponents. McKinnon made his Test debut against NZ in 1935 and went on to play 8 Tests, including four on the 1937-38 Kangaroo tour. Playing for NSW against England in 1936 he paved the way for an upset, 18-14 victory with a wonderful display of determined running but broke his collarbone and missed the Ashes series. At Easts he won premierships in 1935-37 but left the club to captain-coach Cessnock in 1939. After his retirement McKinnon became a highly respected coach at C’bury (1946-47) and Norths (1952-53 & 1959) but in 1962, at the age of 48, he died of coronary occlusion after an operation on a brain tumor. McKinnon was a well-respected figure among a wide social circle of friends and his death was sadly mourned.
- ALAN WHITICKER
Playing Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
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| NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) | 41 | 10 | 13 | - | 56 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 60.98% | List | ||||
| Interstate Matches | 7 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 85.71% | List | ||||
| City vs Country Firsts | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00% | List | ||||
| NSWRFL Finals | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Australia | 32 | 11 | 16 | - | 65 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 65.63% | List | |||
| Test Series | 8 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| Tour Matches | Sydney Firsts | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Tour Matches | New South Wales Firsts | 1 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| City Cup | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | ||||
| The Ashes | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1935, 1937-38 | 8 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75.00% | List | |||
International Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Australia | 1935-1937 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
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Australia - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| NSW City Seconds | 1933, 1937 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Firsts | 1933, 1935-37 | 9 | 1 | 7 | - | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 88.89% | List | |||
| NSW City Possibles | 1933 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW City Firsts | 1935-37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Sydney Firsts | 1936 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| NSW Police | 1936 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| NSW Country Firsts | 1939-40 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Sydney Seconds | 1941 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Fighting Services I | 1942 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1933-1942 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 45 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 68.18% | List | |||
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NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Season | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| University | NSWRFL 1933 | 11 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.45% | List | |||
| University | NSWRFL 1934 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1935 | 12 | 6 | 6 | - | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 100.00% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1936 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1937 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | NSWRFL 1938 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66.67% | List | |||
NSWRFL Premiership (NRL) - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| University | 1933-34 | 18 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 27.78% | List | |||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1935-38 | 23 | 9 | 11 | - | 49 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 86.96% | List | |||
| Overall | 1933-1938 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 56 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 60.98% | List | |||
Contributions:
Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Greg Fiveash, Rugby League Tables, Max Turner, Alan Katzmann, Paul Carter, Bill Bates
Sources:
Newspapers, 2006 Official Rugby League Annual
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